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Barbara Adams, head of the Windbrook Library in suburban Chicago, has died, apparently from a fall down the stairs to the library's basement. But when Julia Fairbanks, her closest friend's daughter starts to poke around, she finds troubling emails that indicate Barbara was not the victim of a heart attack, but a vicious killer instead. Can Julia find the murderer? Or will she end up on The Last Page?

On the eve of the Cuban Revolution, headstrong 18-year-old Francesca Pacelli flees from her ruthless Mafia-boss father in Havana to the arms of her lover, a rebel fighting with Fidel Castro. Her father, desperate to send her to safety in the US, resorts to torture and blackmail as he searches the island for her. So begins the first part of a spellbinding saga that spans three generations of the same family. Decades later, the family is lured back to Cuba by the promise of untold riches.

Cuando encuentran a la bella e inteligente Sara Long apaleada a muerte, es facil inculpar al hombre con el bate. Pero Georgia Davis, expolicia y recientemente convertida en investigadora privada, es contratada para indagar el incidente por peticion de la hermana del acusado, y lo que ella encuentra hace alusion a una respuesta diferente y mucho mas sombria.

Wer sein Leben ändern will, muss auch mal außerhalb der Bahnen schwimmen Rosemary hat ihr ganzes Leben in Brixton verbracht. Jetzt ändert sich alles, was ihr vertraut ist. Die Bücherei, in der sie gearbeitet hat, schließt. Aus dem Gemüseladen ist eine hippe Bar geworden. Ihr geliebter Mann George ist gestorben. Und das Freibad, in dem sie seit über 60 Jahren jeden Morgen schwimmt, soll Eigentumswohnungen weichen. Kate fühlt sich einsam in London. Als sie über Rosemarys Freibad für die Zeitung schreiben soll, öffnet sich ihr eine neue Welt.

I want to fly... Wäre es nicht schön, einfach mal abzuheben? Mit Leichtigkeit über den Dingen zu stehen und befreit durch das eigene Leben zu fliegen? Doch der Alltag zieht uns oft bleischwer in die Realität zurück. Dabei ist der Spagat zwischen Arbeit und Familie, das Hamsterrad des täglichen Lebens mit all seinen Deadlines und To-Do-Listen nur die eine, uns tatsächlich bewusste Seite des Problems. Was uns die frühere Leichtigkeit nimmt, sind jedoch selten die auf den ersten Blick erkennbaren Altlasten.

"Ich könnte Bäume ausreißen!" Das haben Sie schon lange nicht mehr gesagt, geschweige denn gefühlt? Aber Sie wissen, wie gut es sich anfühlt, wenn man energiegeladen in den Tag startet, die täglichen Anforderungen mit Freude und Schwung wuppt. Mit dem neuen mitreißenden Hörbuch der australischen Bestseller-Autorin Dr. Libby gelingt Ihnen das. Denn es gibt einfache und effektive Strategien gegen Ausgebranntsein und für mehr Vitalität!

Kay acquired a beautiful antique sideboard at an estate auction, but a ghost has unfortunately conveyed with the furniture. Her stately Victorian isn't big enough for this additional spirit, but Kay isn't sure who is haunting the sideboard or why. And finding out the identity and motivations of the ghost might not be enough to convince the spirit to move on.

Janet Black is a bar owner determined to make her own way in the world. But when one of her regulars learns of a suspicious death in the family, she'll have to put her business on hold to solve the crime. While local police chalk up the cause of death to an accidental overdose, Janet's investigative intuition suspects more is at stake. But without an official PI license, she'll need to grab clues quick before she's caught. When Janet discovers the victim has ties to a drug dealer and a hired escort, she worries she's in over her head. Especially when her prime suspect turns up dead.

Libby Davies looks back on her remarkable life and career with candid humor and heart-rending honesty. She addresses the challenges of her work on homelessness, sex workers’ rights, and ending drug prohibition.

Lancashire, 1832. Maids Hannah and Mary find themselves with no jobs and no home when their employer, Henry Sudell, loses all his money and disappears in the middle of the night. They have no choice but to return to Blackburn where Hannah is lucky to be taken in by her sister, Jennet, and brother-in-law, Titus, but Mary must seek lodgings in the infamous Star beer house.

When Jennet and Titus Eastwood are forced to move from their idyllic cottage into the centre of Blackburn to find work in the cotton mills, their lives are changed in ways they could never have imagined, and their new home on Paradise Lane is anything but. Then Titus is arrested and sent to prison for attending a Reform meeting. Jennet is left to fend for herself, and things go from bad to worse as she finds herself pregnant and alone - with another man's child.

The Hope-Driven Leader is not about feel-good theory or dry data. It's an action guide informed by the thousands of people Gill has coached in both the corporate and entrepreneurial worlds around the globe. Whether you are a rising star or a seasoned leader in your own business, a corporation, or your community, The Hope-Driven Leader offers you a roadmap for instilling positive beliefs and behaviors into the core of your being and the culture of your workplace. Let the journey begin!

Learn all about Amelia Earhart - one of the world's most famous aviators - Jane Goodall and her important work with chimpanzee - Katherine Johnson and her ground-breaking mathematical work - in this children's biography. This new biography series from DK goes beyond the basic facts to tell the true life stories of history's most interesting people. An age-appropriate text to create an engaging audiobook children will enjoy listening to. This is the one biography series everyone will want to collect.

Learn all about - Ada Lovelace and the world's first computer programme - Helen Keller and how she overcame her disabilities - Harriet Tubman's inspirational life and work - in this children's biography. This new biography series from DK goes beyond the basic facts to tell the true life stories of history's most interesting people. An age-appropriate text to create an engaging audiobook children will enjoy listening to. This is the one biography series everyone will want to collect.

Welcome to "Is That All You're Eating?," the podcast for food, fitness, wellbeing, and more. Hosted by Matt Foster & Libby Harvey, this show shares personal experiences & insights. Disclaimer: They are not medical professionals. Their discussions are based on personal experiences. Consult a healthcare professional before making significant changes. Tune in for insights and practical tips. Join Matt & Libby as they empower you to lead a vibrant, healthy life. Seek professional guidance & remember that personal experiences vary.

Zwölf Monate. Zwölf Bücher. Ein Jahr, um ein gebrochenes Herz zu heilen ... Tilly fällt aus allen Wolken, als sie an ihrem Geburtstag einen Anruf von Buchhändler Alfie Lane erhält. Ihr Verlobter Joe hat in Alfies kleinem Laden ein Geschenk für sie hinterlegt: ein Jahr voller Bücher – für jeden Monat eins. Seit Joes Tod vor fünf Monaten ist Tilly nicht mehr dieselbe, doch nun fasst sie sich ein Herz. Die Bücher führen sie von einem Abenteuer ins nächste.

Hosted by Libby Rivers, a passionate psychology and sociology scholar and student doctor of psychology, Neurotic Neurons is a space dedicated to exploring the intricacies of human behavior and mental health. We’ll explore various facets of theory and research, evidence-based interventions, and therapeutic modalities. Additionally, through genuine conversations and personal stories, we’ll also discuss the challenges of living with mental health issues in American society and the strategies and coping skills that help us navigate everyday life. Each episode features discussions on various ...

Ever since her journalist mother died on assignment, Marin has played it safe, refusing to set foot outside of Tennessee. Her wild-child younger sister, Sadie, has trotted the globe as a photographer, living off of art and adrenaline. When Sadie returns from a tough assignment abroad and looks a little worse for wear, Marin reluctantly agrees to a sisters' spa weekend on the tropical island of Saba. But her lifelong fear of travel is affirmed when Sadie misses the flight, Marin's luggage gets mixed up, and turbulence sends her hurtling into the lap of handsome stranger Lucas Tsai.

Awkward Holas brings you the tea about life abroad, including personal experiences with a sprinkle of culture, lots of awkward moments of being an outsider in another country, travel tips, and más! Music by Dan Mosblack and Margaret Kocher. Show art by Denis Sharypin.

Although Libby Peyton hailed from a small Ohio town, she branched out from attending a very small liberal arts school, which included a junior year sojourn in Japan, to a doctoral program at a major midwestern university. Her studies in sociology were interrupted, at least as she likes to think, by the onset of schizophrenia and a subsequent hospitalization. Despite the ongoing, unrelenting somatic symptoms, delusions, and suicidal ideation she experienced, she held down a low-level administrative job in a university for twenty years, all the while keeping her mental health status a secret.